Other Causes of ON? QUIX OR ANYONE

[LATW]

I AM TRYING TO PREPARE MYSELF FOR MY APPOINTMENT AT THE MS CLINIC THIS NEXT WEEK. I KNOW I MAY NOT GET AN ANSWER, BUT I AM PRAYING I DO.  

I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALL OF THE BLOOD TESTS GENERALLY DONE WHEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF MS IS THE CAUSE. EVERYTHING CAME BACK FINE.

I AM WONDERING HOW LIKELY IT IS THAT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER CAUSE OF O.N. OTHER THAN MS NOW THAT I HAVE HAD TWO ATTACKS IN LESS THAN 9 MONTHS. MS SEEMS LIKELY TO ME, BUT I AM NOT A DOCTOR.

CAN O.N. HAPPEN FOR NO REASON? FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND O.N. IS A SYMPTOM OF SOMETHING ELSE GOING ON IN THE BODY. BUT CAN O.N. HAPPEN WITH NO UNDERLYING CAUSE?  

L

[LATW]

THANK YOU JENN.  MAYBE I WILL GET SOME ANSWERS THIS TIME.

LA

[Jenn0030]

If you can't find a Neuro-ophth at least see a retinal spec. they are used to seeing ON on a regular basis.  They can refer you to the appropriate physician based on what type of MS they think that you are most likely to have as well.

Jenn

[LATW]

KITT, YOU CAN HAVE ALL THE SNOW WE HAVE IF YOU'D LIKE IT! :)  MY FEET ARE COLD!

JENN0030,
THANK YOU.  I NEED TO FIND AN NEURO-OPTH.  I WILL BE GOING TO THE MS CLINIC NEXT WEEK. TWO EYE DOCTORS AND MY PCP SAID IT WAS TIME TO GET IN THERE. WHO KNOWS, MAYBE I WILL ACTUALLY GET AN ANSWER SOON.

L

[Jenn0030]

ON can occur as a condition by itself.  It does depend of course on the symptoms that you are having.  Just make sure that you have a good neuro-ophth looking at your eyes, they can guide you in the right direction to if it looks like MS.

[kitten o]

HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER SOON,
SEND ME SOME SNOW, WE GOT RIP OFF HERE IN JERSEY THIS
YR. I LOVE THE SNOW. LOL
HAVE A GREAT WEEK END.
HUGS  KITT

[LATW]

I ASKED THIS QUESTION ON ANOTHER HEALTH BOARD THAT HAS AN EYE DOCTOR. I WILL POST WHAT I FIND OUT THERE.  

THIS SUMMER I HAD ON AND ON DEMYENATION LESION ON MY MRI. THIS TIME I HAD ON BUT NOTHING ELSE SHOWED UP.  

I HAVE HAD A C-SPINE MRI THAT LOOKED OK.  I HAVE NOT HAVE MY LOWER SPINE EXAMINED THOUGH. AND MY MRI WAS ON A T1.5.  SO, WHO KNOWS.  I AM REALLY TIRED OF BEING TIRED! :(

MAYBE I WILL FEEL BETTER WHEN THIS SNOW MELTS AWAY AND IT WARMS UP....I HOPE ANYWAY.  


L

[SOONERMOM]

Hey--I am sure that someone on here will know the answer, but it is another excellent question to ask the MS Specialist.  

I did pull out my handy little merck manual and it does list "idiopathic" as a cause. (meaning an unknown cause)  I am sure that it means something that you have had 2 attacks in less than 9 months.  Someone else(Quix or Heather) will have a lot more knowledge about this for you.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optic_neuritis

About your other post, I would love to know what all those neurolgical tests mean also!  I think they tell different things about the cranial nerves and nerve pathways, but don't know what each one means.

Stacey

[kitten o]

WOW GOOD QUESTION. I HAVE O.N.
I HAVE RESEARCHED ON THE WEB,
AND IT THINK IT IS  FROM M.S..
GOOD LUCK AT THE DOCTORS.
LET US NO HOW U DID.
KITT